Life is short. It’s time to get the most out of it, and that means making sure you’ve got your education as well as your finances in check, but how? Many students struggle to switch colleges, but don’t worry – below is a list of steps that should help you get this done without any problems!
1. Do your research.
The first thing you’re going to want to do is to start doing research on what colleges you’re interested in and how difficult it would be to switch institutions. Maybe you’ve already taken some classes through the college so you know what classes will transfer over, or maybe you want to get a degree from the same institution, but things are different now! You’ve got different majors, a different teacher, and a lot more rules than when you were just an undergrad.
2. Find out their entry requirements
This is where you’re going to want to go over the admission requirements for a few different schools. Make sure that they have the classes or prerequisites you need and see if they have a minimum GPA requirement. You’ll have to do this anyway, so why not start now? For example, you can check the transfer acceptance rate for Oregon University at CampusReel.org.
3. Make sure you meet the GPA requirements.
You should already be doing this anyway, so good job on that! Just make sure it’s as high as possible because getting in is going to be your biggest hurdle here!
4. Do your research on what classes are required at each school.
You’re going to want to do the same research you did on the entry requirements, but now you’ll have to look at the classes. Are they similar? Do they overlap? This is really important because if they don’t overlap, then you’re going to have to take some extra classes that may cause you a lot of stress when it comes time for your exams. Making sure that this isn’t the case is simple.
5. Transfer Credits
Find out from your college if switching universities will help you keep your credits in good standing and make it easier to transfer credits since you’ll probably be transferring over most of them anyway.
6. Get a Course Audit
Getting a course audit will help you keep track of what classes you have taken and which course credits you have transferred over already. This will also save time when it comes time to go over your transcript because you’ll know exactly what is on your transcript!
7. Check with your Credentials Center
Again, this is the same kind of thing you’re probably checking and double-checking anyway. One of the main concerns students have about getting their credits transferred is being able to show they do have all the necessary transfer credit hours to continue their studies because every university has a different set of criteria for what they’ll accept as transfer credit. If you’re going to switch colleges, you may need an extra course here or there, like business or a foreign language, so make sure that you speak with your credentials center about how transferring credits will work so that you can prepare ahead of time!
A lot of people say they’re going to do it, but if you follow these steps, you’ll be well on your way to a new college! Just remember to do your research; check with the credentials center for your current college and the one you want to transfer to and make sure that everything is going to go as smoothly as possible when it comes time for exams.
